Airport engineer says cleanup targets legacy firefighting foam while preparing for future concourse expansion.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fire-retardant foam “unintentionally released” in an aircraft hangar at Travis Air Force Base in California on Sept. 24, 2013.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — On Monday, the Denver Fire ...

Jeff King has served on the volunteer fire department in Corydon, Kentucky, for over 30 years. He is well aware of the dangers of the job — including one that may be hiding in the supplies he and his ...

Pasco Fire removed 140 gallons of PFAS-containing AFFF foam from the city. The Washington Department of Ecology runs statewide collection and 90 stations signed up. Pasco replaced the toxic foam with ...

Numerous states have either enacted or proposed regulations regarding per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) present in Class B Aqueous Film-Forming Foams (“AFFF”) used for firefighting, or PFAS ...

(The Center Square) – Rep. Brian Munroe, D-Warminster, gave a moving speech on the House floor concerning his own two diagnoses with cancer as a result of exposure to PFAS, carcinogenic chemicals used ...

Crews moved and packed heavy 5-gallon pails of toxic liquid foam Friday from a garage at Pasco Fire Department Station 82 near the Tri-Cities Airport. It was the first step to get rid of firefighting ...